Episodes

  • Bonus: Ramsey Tesdell on gaps in the MENA podcast landscape

    Bonus: Ramsey Tesdell on gaps in the MENA podcast landscape
    May 14 2024
    Ramsey Tesdell shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities for the podcast landscape in the region. This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Ramsey, where he shared his entrepreneurial journey and some of Sowt’s growth plans, including their acquisitions of Finyal Media & Rising Giants Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Sowt: Ramsey Tesdell

    Sowt: Ramsey Tesdell
    May 7 2024
    How do you go from social network to podcast powerhouse? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of Sowt. Ramsey tells me about his entrepreneurial journey, why he’s an unintentional leader & lessons from their recent podcast acquisitions of Finyal Media in 2022 & Rising Giants Network last year. On a special bonus episode, Ramsey also shares his thoughts on the MENA podcast landscape. This bonus episode is available to subscribers tomorrow and everyone else next week. Links: Our 2021 predictions on Apple Podcast Subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Trailer: Ramsey Tesdell on building podcast powerhouse, Sowt

    Trailer: Ramsey Tesdell on building podcast powerhouse, Sowt
    Apr 30 2024
    Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of podcasting powerhouse, Sowt. Available in your podcast apps May 7. If you subscribe now, you’ll also get a bonus episode on the state of the podcast landscape before everyone else! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 min
  • Bonus: Tatiana Antonelli (Goumbook)

    Bonus: Tatiana Antonelli (Goumbook)
    Dec 2 2020
    On our season finale, Tatiana Antontelli shared how she's been adapting her social entreprise, Goumbook, to handle the impact of the lockdowns and the pandemic. On this bonus episode, Tatiana shares her thoughts about the impact of sanitization and re-emergence of single-use plastic in light of the various guidelines put in place around the world. Thank you for joining us on this season of Tales of the Trade, and see you in 2021! Credits Hosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Goumbook: Tatiana Antonelli

    Goumbook: Tatiana Antonelli
    Nov 25 2020
    Goumbook was the UAE's earliest social entreprise helping promote sustainable practices since 2010. So pull up a chair & join our conversation with Tatiana Antonelli, founder of Goumbook, and how she is facilitating her business into the new world order and why 2020 could become a remarkable opportunity for entrepreneurs to step up. We'll be back with a new season in 2021. See you then! CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Thynk: Rayan Malik & Yusuf Zia

    Thynk: Rayan Malik & Yusuf Zia
    Nov 10 2020
    Pull up a chair & join the conversation with students Yusuf Zia & Rayan Malik about their journey as student entrepreneurs and the launch of a first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship platform out of the UAE. CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Sugaholic Bakeshop: Ravisha Bhatia

    Sugaholic Bakeshop: Ravisha Bhatia
    Oct 20 2020
    A decade strong, Sugaholic started out from humble beginnings and is now a name synonymous with celebrations and events in the city. So pull up a chair & join the conversation with Ravisha Bhatia, about how they met the lockdown challenges head-on. CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • The Lighthouse: Hashem Montasser

    The Lighthouse: Hashem Montasser
    Oct 6 2020
    As Dubai braced for a full lockdown in March 2020, two finance execs-turned-entrepreneurs met with their staff and announced their decision to close operations ahead of the official lockdown announcement. Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Hashem Montasser, co-founder of The Lighthouse. CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins